Then you've never tried to run OS X on a 1999 issue Powerbook.
Well, I've run OS X on a 1998 issue PowerBook, and so have many others. It wasn't as unusable as you imply.
Red Herring claimed 300,000 subscribers. At $35/subscriber/year, that's $10.5 million annually., or $338,000 in annual revenue for each of its 31 employees. From subscriptions alone!
275,000 was the quoted circulation number. That number probably includes complimentary or otherwise heavily discounted subscriptions in order to inflate the circ number, which in turn is supposed to attract advertisers. I currently receive several magazines for free, and I'm pretty sure the magazines aren't making money off my unpaid subscriptions themselves.
Plus, the EP-3 and its crew members landed safely in China, unlike the Chinese PLA plane that collided with the EP-3 and crashed into the South China Sea. The Chinese accused the Americans of crashing into their plan. Americans reversed the claims. While the Americans were worried about getting the 24 crew members back (they did eventually along with the plane), Chinese citizens were pretty pissed about their dead pilots. Hence the good deal of anti-U.S. sentiment that went into some strains of Code Red.
The earlier bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade also contributed to the anti-U.S. sentiment.
Maybe the reason she won't talk to you again isn't because you used the word "google" but because you're talking about searching the internet?:)
But seriously, I've heard both guys and girls use "google" as a verb. And as far as I know, both genders do use the Google search engine fairly regularly, so I don't see what the big deal is.
On the other hand, it's usually a problem if you mention/. to a girl you've just met (unless you're lucky).
Those are other good considerations. My only point was that 100% of all Mac users did not need to sign up for satellite service for a company to increase their customer base by 5%.
Pretty good article here, where a guy tested out and compared USB 2.0 to Firewire on both a PC and a Mac. I remember reading somewhere that Firewire gets 400Mbps sustained whereas USB 2.0 gets the 480Mbps in bursts. Nevertheless, the tests conclude that they're virtually the same as far as performance--FW actually did do a tiny bit better. I'd be interested in hearing your results.
Let's look at it this way. Say x% of current PC users use satellite broadband. And after porting this technology to the Mac, then that same x% of current Mac users use satellite broadband. That's a 5% increase, assuming Mac users make up 5% of the market. Your argument assumes that 100% of PC users use satellite broadband, which is wrong.
If you really need a year off from school, and there's something you'd like to pursue that you worry you won't get around to once you get caught up in college, then by all means go for it. If you're doing something meaningful during your year off, future employers won't question any sort of gap.
I'd recommend that you apply to colleges now, though, and find the ones that will let you defer your entrance for a year. That a) gives you incentive to go back to school and b) you don't have to worry about applications while you're doing whatever it is you want to be doing with your time off.
First off, I'm a longtime Mac user, so I have a TiBook. That's because I wanted more than the bare minimum. I think that's pretty understandable for someone who speaks up in a geek forum.
But the $800 old-school iMac is not a "low-end disaster machine." It may not be blazing fast compared to other Mac offerings today, but it's a good way for a newbie to get a feel for the Mac. If it came down to a $700 Dell or an $800 iMac, I have and would recommend the iMac every time. That form factor of iMac has been around since 1998. They know how to make 'em, and they don't break. I've worked in an office full of these (~20-30 Indigos), and we had no problems whatsoever.
Sure, Apple's certainly not making a huge margin on their lowest-end computers, but the machines aren't exactly crap.
I used to be a big OmniWeb user, but the lack of full JavaScript and CSS support finally got to me. After a short stint with Mozilla, I'm finally going to give Chimera a more serious look. Chimera is officially at 0.4.0, with nightly builds showing 0.5.0. It's basically the same Gecko rendering engine of Mozilla/Netscape, but it's a Cocoa app. When this finally hits 1.0, I predict that it's going to be an amazing application. Definitely worth a try at this point.
Apple vs Apple: Apple Records, the record company created by the Beatles, sues Apple Computer for getting into the music business. According to Apple Records, the computer company violated a secret 1981 agreement that let Apple keep its fruit logo -- as long as it didn't have anything to do with music. By 1989, however, the music and PC worlds are already coming together.
The two Apples will later settle, with the computer maker paying the record company.
It's 7:30 am. I've been up all night playing games. I grew up thinking my Mac Plus was the ultimate gaming machine (Crystal Quest!!!), and I'm glad I can still play a ton of those games on my PowerBook G3 in Classic mode. And now since it's all abandonware, I can finally play the games my friends and I didn't have and never got. woo!
Oh, and JewelToy is bloody addictive... take it on your trip.
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You don't need to open the Plus to change the PRAM battery. There's a little door on the back of the machine.
The 56K modem is alive and well on most Macs sold today.
Er... new G4 iMacs also run 10.2.7.
The Oregon Trail went from Missouri to Oregon (note the name of the destination--hence the name of the trail). Those were fun games though :)
Ah, but if you were in the Midwest, there's a big ol' IKEA in Schaumburg, IL (Chicago suburbs) :)
not being able to create a directory in the save as dialog was paralyzing
Not to discount your other complaints, but there's a "New Folder" button in every Save dialog.
Are there any major OS X performance hits when running MOL?
Then you've never tried to run OS X on a 1999 issue Powerbook. Well, I've run OS X on a 1998 issue PowerBook, and so have many others. It wasn't as unusable as you imply.
tell that to a makefile.
Plus, the EP-3 and its crew members landed safely in China, unlike the Chinese PLA plane that collided with the EP-3 and crashed into the South China Sea. The Chinese accused the Americans of crashing into their plan. Americans reversed the claims. While the Americans were worried about getting the 24 crew members back (they did eventually along with the plane), Chinese citizens were pretty pissed about their dead pilots. Hence the good deal of anti-U.S. sentiment that went into some strains of Code Red.
The earlier bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade also contributed to the anti-U.S. sentiment.
Maybe the reason she won't talk to you again isn't because you used the word "google" but because you're talking about searching the internet? :)
/. to a girl you've just met (unless you're lucky).
But seriously, I've heard both guys and girls use "google" as a verb. And as far as I know, both genders do use the Google search engine fairly regularly, so I don't see what the big deal is.
On the other hand, it's usually a problem if you mention
I prefer paper CD cases. They work great for mailing CD-Rs, and you save on postage.
Those are other good considerations. My only point was that 100% of all Mac users did not need to sign up for satellite service for a company to increase their customer base by 5%.
Pretty good article here, where a guy tested out and compared USB 2.0 to Firewire on both a PC and a Mac. I remember reading somewhere that Firewire gets 400Mbps sustained whereas USB 2.0 gets the 480Mbps in bursts. Nevertheless, the tests conclude that they're virtually the same as far as performance--FW actually did do a tiny bit better. I'd be interested in hearing your results.
Let's look at it this way. Say x% of current PC users use satellite broadband. And after porting this technology to the Mac, then that same x% of current Mac users use satellite broadband. That's a 5% increase, assuming Mac users make up 5% of the market. Your argument assumes that 100% of PC users use satellite broadband, which is wrong.
If you really need a year off from school, and there's something you'd like to pursue that you worry you won't get around to once you get caught up in college, then by all means go for it. If you're doing something meaningful during your year off, future employers won't question any sort of gap.
I'd recommend that you apply to colleges now, though, and find the ones that will let you defer your entrance for a year. That a) gives you incentive to go back to school and b) you don't have to worry about applications while you're doing whatever it is you want to be doing with your time off.
Yes. There is traffic shaping at Harvard.
First off, I'm a longtime Mac user, so I have a TiBook. That's because I wanted more than the bare minimum. I think that's pretty understandable for someone who speaks up in a geek forum.
But the $800 old-school iMac is not a "low-end disaster machine." It may not be blazing fast compared to other Mac offerings today, but it's a good way for a newbie to get a feel for the Mac. If it came down to a $700 Dell or an $800 iMac, I have and would recommend the iMac every time. That form factor of iMac has been around since 1998. They know how to make 'em, and they don't break. I've worked in an office full of these (~20-30 Indigos), and we had no problems whatsoever.
Sure, Apple's certainly not making a huge margin on their lowest-end computers, but the machines aren't exactly crap.
I used to be a big OmniWeb user, but the lack of full JavaScript and CSS support finally got to me. After a short stint with Mozilla, I'm finally going to give Chimera a more serious look. Chimera is officially at 0.4.0, with nightly builds showing 0.5.0. It's basically the same Gecko rendering engine of Mozilla/Netscape, but it's a Cocoa app. When this finally hits 1.0, I predict that it's going to be an amazing application. Definitely worth a try at this point.
You're right about Proteus and Fire having a bit too much junk. Just thought I'd suggest an alternative.
Too bad you're a MSN Messenger user... all my contacts use AOL Instant Messenger, so I get to use Adium... very, very slick and efficient.
Have you tried Fire?
I installed the Gimp on a 333MHz Blueberry iMac yesterday... using Fink. Pre-compiled binary, made it easy as pie.
Everyone who posted on this discussion is evil.
It's 7:30 am. I've been up all night playing games. I grew up thinking my Mac Plus was the ultimate gaming machine (Crystal Quest!!!), and I'm glad I can still play a ton of those games on my PowerBook G3 in Classic mode. And now since it's all abandonware, I can finally play the games my friends and I didn't have and never got. woo!
Oh, and JewelToy is bloody addictive... take it on your trip.
Just a guess... maybe the average user doesn't know how to restart their Apache web server?